Betty Davis

Betty Davis a bold and pioneering funk singer model and songwriter of the 1960s and 70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis landmark fusion of jazz and more contemporary sounds has died at age 77. Miles Davis and Betty began dating in 1968 and were married in September of that year.

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Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born April 5 1908 in Lowell Massachusetts to Ruth Augusta Favor and Harlow Morrell Davis a patent attorney.

. Life and career 19081929. Davis died early Wednesday after a brief illness according to Danielle Maggio a singer adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and associate producer of the. 18851961 from Tyngsboro Massachusetts.

Ruth Elizabeth Davis known from early childhood as Betty was born on April 5 1908 in Lowell Massachusetts the daughter of Harlow Morrell Davis 18851938 a law student from Augusta Maine and subsequently a patent attorney and Ruth Augusta née Favór. From the 1974 album of the same name. Her Allmusic profile describes her as a wildly flamboyant funk diva with few equals.

Her parents divorced when she was 10. To Bette dancers led a glamorous life but then she discovered the stage and gave up. Betty Davis born Betty Gray Mabry.

Her iconic looks were immortalized on Miless album Filles de Kilimanjaro which was released that yearBut from day one their marriage proved volatile and it had more or less dissolved by mid 69. She and her sister were raised by their mother. Betty Davis Miles Davis.

Childhood and early acting career. Her early interest was dance. July 16 1944 February 9 2022 was an American singer songwriter and modelShe was known for her controversial sexually-oriented lyrics and performance style and for being the second wife of trumpeter Miles Davis.

Bettie Davis never got over daughters betrayal. Kathryn Sermak who served as Bettie Davis personal assistant from. Who combined the gritty emotional realism of.

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